Typical price: £660
What is it: MiniDV camcorder with optical image stabilisation
What we think: Canon's feature-packed camcorder shoots very good daylight footage, but has reason to be scared of the dark
Canon MVX45i Full Specification
General
| Recording media | MiniDV |
|---|---|
| Number of CCDs | 1 |
| Size (W x H x D) | 71x81x132 mm |
| Weight | 530 g |
| Included cables | USB cable, A/V cable |
| Included accessories | Camcorder shoulder strap |
Main Features
| Sensor type | CCD |
|---|---|
| Gross sensor resolution | 2200000 pixels |
| Effective sensor resolution | 1230000 pixels |
| Shooting modes | Digital photo mode |
| Shooting programs | Fireworks, Landscape, Spotlight, Night mode, Sports mode, Portrait mode |
| Exposure modes | Program, Automatic, Shutter-priority, Aperture-priority |
| Exposure metering | Spot, Evaluative, Center-weighted |
| Min illumination | 1.1 lux |
| Analogue video format | NTSC |
Lens System
| Focal length | 4.6-64.4mm |
|---|---|
| Equivalent 35mm focal length | 47.8-669mm |
| Aperture | F/1.8 |
| Focus | Manual, Automatic |
| Optical zoom | 14 x |
| Digital zoom | 280 x |
Viewfinder / Display
| Viewfinder colour support | Colour |
|---|---|
| Display type | LCD display - TFT active matrix |
| Display form factor | Rotating |
| Display size | 64 mm |
| Display resolution | 123000 pixels |
Audio Input
| Audio input type | Microphone |
|---|---|
| Microphone type | Built-in |
| Microphone mode | Stereo |
| Microphone technology | Electret condenser |
Connectivity
| Microphone | Yes |
|---|---|
| Composite video/audio | 1 x Composite video/audio (input/output) |
| S-Video | 1 x S-Video input / output |
| Firewire | Yes |
| USB | Yes |
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